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B. SAMUEL & V. ANGERER.

OVERHEAD RAILROAD SWITGH.

1Patented June 7, 1887.

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OVERHEAD-RAILWAY SWlTCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent No. 364, 48, dated June 1,1887..

Application filed March 16,1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDWARD SAMUEL, a citizen of the United States, andVICTOR. AN- GERER, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, and bothresiding in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- Vania, have invented certainImprovements in Overhead-Railroad Switches, of which the fol- Thisobject we attain in the manner hereinafter set forth, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional planview of ourimproved overhead-railroad switch. Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the automatic shiftingdevice.

A is theswitch-rail; B B,the main rail, havingits continuityinterrupted, as shown in Fig. l, for the reception of the switch-rail;and D is the siding-rail.

Theswitch-rail A is pivoted at a to a bracket, O,whiehalsoservestosupportthe end of the rail B, and projecting segmental arms b b'aresecured to the switch-rail A and pass through guide-openingsin bracketsO O, the bracket 0 also supporting the end of the siding-rail D. Abracket, Oflsupports the end of the main rail B,

and has alug,c,which projects beneath the arm I) of the switchmail andaids in supporting the movable end of the said rail when the latter isin the position shown by full lines in Fig. 1.

It will be noted on referring to Fig. 1 that the rail 13 is in a line,a, about midway between the rails B and D, thus avoiding the sharpcorner that would be formed at mi? therailz B .3 were on'a straight lineand the switch-rail was moved to coincide with the siding-rail D. Bythis means we avoid the jarring of the carryingtruck when the latterpasses from the main rail to the switch-rail, or vice versa.

Another feature of our invention is the device for automatically settingthe switch when the carrying-truck is approaching the switch and SerialNo. 231,104. (No moduh) the latter is openthat is to say, when theswitch-rail is not set to coincide with the rail which is beingtraversed by the truck.

A shaft,-E,having its bearings in brackets C, has atits upper end achain-wheel, e, and at its lower end a crank-Mime, which is connected toPassing around the chain-wheel e and over guide-pulleys f on thebrackets G O is a chain, 9, one end of'which is secured to an arm, 11,ofa rock-shaft, H, having its bearings in a'bracket on' the rail B,theother end of the chain being secured to an arm,t', of a rock-shaft, I,adapted to turn in a bracket on the rail D, a continuation, g, of thechain depending from each of the arms and being provided with acounterbalance-weight,g,to take up theslack in the chain.

The rock-shaft H is provided with an arm, h, which, when raised, is inthe path of that-ruck M when the latter is traversing the rail B, and

the rock-shaft I is also provided with an arm,i', 1

a lug, a, on the switch-rail A I) a link e. Y 1

which, when raised, is in the path of the truck M when traversing therail D.

The extensions of the chain 9 are within easy reach of an attendant, sothat he can, by pulling one or other of the chainsg, throw theswitch-rail A into line with either the rail B or the rail D, as may berequired; but if the switch rail isin the position shown by full linesin Fig. 1 -that is to say, in line with the rail B'the arm 2" of therock-shaft I will be raised, as shown in Fig. 2, and the arm h of therockshaft H will be depressed.

If a truckM of the ordinary construction is traveling on the rail D inthe direction of the arrow, Fig. 2, its front wheel will come in contactwith the projecting armi', depressing it, and at the same time movingthe chain- 9 and consequently the chain-drum and its shaft, so

rock-shaft II into. position to be operated by a truck traversing therail B.-

If the switch-rail is set in line with the rail D and a truck isapproaching the switch on the rail B, the switch will be automaticallyset in the same manner, so that it will be impossible for the truck torun off either track. If. the

truck is traversing the switch-rail A in the direction of the arrowshown in Fig.1 the switchrail is set by the attendant so as to directthe truck to either of the rails '13 or 1).

The crank-arm eis provided with two steplugs,mt',whieh comein contactwith a pin, p,on the bracket 0, and limit the movement of said arm ineither direction, the'lugs being such that the arm, when stopped ateither limit of its movement, is in such position as to prevent anyaccidental movement of the swileh-rail by lateral pressure exertedthereupon.

-We claim as our invention--- 1. The combination of the main rails, thesiding-rail, and the switch-rail of an overheadrailway track, with ashaft connected to the v i-rail and having a chain-drum, trips adjacentto the main and siding rail, and a chain adapted to the drum andconnected to said trips, all substantially as specified.

2.The combination of the main rails, the siding-rail, and theswitch-rail of an overheadrailway track, trips adjacent to the main railand siding-rail, means whereby the movement of eithcrof said trips istransmitted to the switch-rail, and chains depending from each trip andserving as a means of operating the siwcilteh-rail by hand, allsubstantially as speci- 3. The combination of the main rails, thesiding-rail, and the switch-rail ofan overhead.- railway track, tripsadjacentto "the main rail andsiding-rail, means whereby the movement ofeither of said trips is transmitted to the switch-rail, and chainsdepending from the trips and provided with weights, all substantially asspecified.

4. The combination of the fixed main rails and siding-rail and theirsupporting-brackets, with the pivoted switch-rail having projectingsegmental bars, and brackets having op'enings for the reception andguidance of said bars, all substantially as specified. E,

5. The combination of the main rails, the siding-rail, and theswitch-rail ol'an overheadrailway track, with a shaft having a crank-armconnected to the switch-rail and provided with stop-lugs, allsubstantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDW'D. SA MUEL. V lGTOR A NG ER-E R.

I Witnesses:

IIEN RY I IoWsoN, HARRY SMITH.

in Letters Patent No. 1364,548

o I: 0 5 C o L) i i i T is hereby :ertified that the mune of theassignee in Letters Patent No. 364,548

- granted June 7, 1887, upon the application of Edward. Samuel andVictor Angerer, of

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Overhead RnilwaySwitches, was erroneously written and printed W'illizun \Vhnrton, J r.,8.: Company that said name should hztve been written and printed WilliamW'harton, J1'., and Company, Incorporated,- and that the Said LettersPatent should he read with this correction therein that the same mayconform to the record of the ease in the IPuirnt OI'Iiee.

Signed, conntersigned, and sealed this 28th day SEAL] of June, A. D.1857.

I). L. HAWKINS, Acting Secretary of the Interior. ()onntersigned BENTONJ. HALL,

Commissioner of Patents.

